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LGBTQ+ youth face increased risk for suicide & barriers to accessing mental health care tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Thornhill Lopez Center on 4th Ave. is one of the largest available resources for LGBTQ+ youth in Tucson, as the lack of medical care providers trained in gender-affirming care is a concern among LGBTQ+ youth and their families as well as with mental health care professionals.

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Arizona Senate committee moves to restrict SNAP benefits tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
An Arizona Senate committee voted to support two bills requiring Arizonans on food stamps to participate in work and training programs, though requiring all SNAP recipients to participate in work programs would disproportionately impact rural and tribal communities.

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Kris Mayes: Arizona law bars smoke shops from selling delta-8 THC products tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona law bars the sale of “diet weed” products like delta-8 THC in smoke shops and convenience stores, Attorney General Kris Mayes said, but proponents say the effect of the formal legal opinion that Mayes issued will likely sweep up the entirety of the CBD marketplace in Arizona.

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Az Republicans want to make it easier for lawsuits to block ballot initiatives tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
GOP legislation that passed through the Arizona Senate would ask voters to amend the state Constitution to allow lawsuits against citizen ballot initiatives before the initiative goes to the ballot.

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Pima men get No. 9 seed; women earn at-large nat'l basketball tourney bid tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College men’s and women’s basketball teams will both play in the NJCAA Division II national tournaments.

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Az Gov. Hobbs vetoed a GOP immigration bill. She might get to veto it 2 more times. tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona Republican lawmakers, stung by Gov. Katie Hobbs’ veto of a bill that aimed to give the state the federal government’s job of arresting and deporting migrants, say they will send her the same bill again - and a third time - and may just send the matter to voters in November.

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El Paso judge blocks Ken Paxton’s efforts to subpoena Annunciation House tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A Texas state judge blocked Attorney General Ken Paxton’s attempts to investigate El Paso migrant shelter Annunciation House, and questioned the state's intentions behind demanding documents from the non-governmental organization.

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Arizona House to vote on labeling restrictions for synthetic meat products tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
An Arizona House committee approved a bill that prohibits the labeling of any food not derived from livestock or poultry as meat, an attempt to keep meat-replacement companies from misleading consumers into believing their products are real meat.

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Biden calls for expanded child tax credit, taxes on wealthy in $7.3 trillion budget plan tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
President Joe Biden released his budget request for the upcoming fiscal year, calling on Congress to stick to the spending agreement brokered last year and to revamp tax laws so that the “wealthy pay their fair share.”

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Az schools use therapy dogs to provide mental health support for students & faculty tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona schools using therapy dogs are noticing significant improvements in students from increased attendance rates to better socialization in previously shy students, to an overall better attitude and respect for one another on school grounds.

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What Arizona is doing to manage smoke, air quality tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Air quality is a huge issue in Maricopa County, with the Phoenix-Mesa area in the top 10 most-polluted cities, and ADEQ is working to maintain the health and prosperity of the environment and residents through no-burn days and prescribed-burn smoke dispersion.

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As Arizona probes school choice fraud, advocates dismiss scheme as ‘inside job’ tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The indictments of five people on charges of conspiracy to defraud Arizona’s ESA initiative put a spotlight on one of the nation’s largest and least restrictive school voucher programs, but advocates saw little that would lead them to push for more guardrails on Arizona’s system.

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Supreme Court delays decision on Texas immigration law tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Justice Samuel Alito extended the Supreme Court’s previous pause of a Texas immigration law on Tuesday, giving the justices an extra five days to decide if the state can enforce its deportation system.

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Steve Kozachik to resign from Tucson City Council, oversee Mosaic Quarter sports complex tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: Tucson City Councilman Steve Kozachik is known for running. His sneakers pound sidewalks all over town. But he won't be running for re-election next year; he's stepping down early to become Pima County's manager of the Mosaic Quarter sports complex on the South Side.

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Vaya Koz Dios: Steve Kozachik calls it quits on Council after a solid 14-year ride tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Even if I didn't agree with Steve Kozachik, his points were always valid and he wasn't afraid to change direction if facts required it. There's no telling some people that issues are rarely 100 to zero. Koz provided adult leadership that knew otherwise.

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Tucson's Lenguas Largas to tour the Land of the Rising Sun tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
Lenguas Largas are a badass, genre-crossing amalgamation delivered with a punk rock sneer. In mid-March, the Tucson band is embarking on a two-week tour of Japan.

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Steve Kozachik to resign from Tucson City Council, oversee Mosaic Quarter sports complex tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: Tucson City Councilman Steve Kozachik is known for running. His sneakers pound sidewalks all over town. But he won't be running for re-election next year; he's stepping down early to become Pima County's manager of the Mosaic Quarter sports complex on the South Side.

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The future of the Bureau of Indian Affairs tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Bureau of Indian Affairs will see its second centennial on March 11, and the history, violent legacy and repugnant policies of this agency are well documented. Now, its branches have grown well beyond the roots, and tribal leaders and advocates see a whole host of possibilities.

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Texas federal judge dismisses Ken Paxton’s lawsuit against Biden’s immigration program tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A federal judge in Texas rejected a lawsuit on Friday filed by Attorney General Ken Paxton against a Biden administration immigration program that allows each year up to 360,000 people from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela to legally migrate to the U.S.

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Az involuntary treatment bill highlights sharp divide on how to deal with substance abuse disorder tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona lawmakers, both Democrats and Republicans, as well as advocacy organizations, are sharply divided on whether court-ordered treatment for those dealing with addiction will save lives or exacerbate the problem.

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